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July issue of VB published

The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

01 July 2008

China hosting over half of malicious sites

StopBadware.org report highlights Chinese dominance in web malware. (2 comments)

30 June 2008

Macs under attack from trojan double whammy

Two new threats in a week spark worries of approaching Mac malware era. (2 comments)

30 June 2008

MAAWG unveils spam and botnet battling policies

Working group of ISPs and net operators issue traffic calming guidelines. (0 comments)

30 June 2008

Trojan-to-worm automation tool spotted

GUI gizmo adds extra spreading menace to any malware. (0 comments)

20 June 2008

LinkScanner could be behind surge in web traffic

Traffic analysts worry as AVG implements web scanning technology. (0 comments)

20 June 2008

Yet more data leaks in UK public services

Confidential health service info exposed after theft. (0 comments)

20 June 2008

41 months plus hefty fine for botherder

Cross-border operation brings adware crook to book. (0 comments)

12 June 2008

Microsoft releases latest Patch Tuesday fixes

7 vulnerabilities, 3 critical, addressed in June security update. (2 comments)

12 June 2008

Spyware gang sneaks millions from SA government

32 arrested but South Africa theft scam thought to be ongoing. (0 comments)

12 June 2008


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